Destiny’s next DLC revealed – The Rise of Iron

The latest expansion for Destiny has been revealed thanks to leaked marketing materials over on Reddit. It is likely that it will be formally revealed at E3 next month by Bungie.

Called “The Rise of Iron” and confirmed by Kotaku to be legitimate, it sees the release of a new raid, while it is also expected to be the same length or longer than the year two DLC packs.

The poster that was leaked points to something to do with the Iron Lords, defenders of the Last City in its early days. Lord Saladin is shown brandishing what appears to be either a hammer or a broad-axe set aflame, surrounded by wolves. Wolves appear as part of the sigil of the Iron Banner event, and it is not known how this DLC will affect the monthly PvP event.

The leaked image of Lord Saladbar

Kotaku also state that the new raid will be loosely based off of the abandoned raid from the year one DLC ‘The House of Wolves’. This was planned to have been released in April according to sources but was delayed. As this raid is supposedly from a Fallen DLC pack, it’s a safe bet to assume that the new Raid will also be Fallen related.

Destiny 2 has yet to be formally announced either. While it was confirmed a while back that Destiny 2 was being shifted from 2016 to 2017, no other reports have surfaced as to what is happening with the direct sequel to Destiny. In the Kotaku article, they cite that Destiny 2 has been “rebooted”, what that means is anyone’s guess. Luke Smith, the project lead for ‘The Taken King’, has been handed the reins on moving that project forward amidst a reshuffle of Bungie staff.

What do you guys & gals think? Will this be enough to satiate the appetite of even the most fervent of fans? Tell us what you think in the comments below!

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